Manhattan Beach vs San Dimas

A side-by-side comparison of Manhattan Beach and San Dimas: population, income, housing, and more.

Manhattan Beach and San Dimas are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Manhattan Beach has the higher population (34,584 vs 34,099 in San Dimas). Manhattan Beach has the higher median household income ($193,904 vs $105,833 in San Dimas). Manhattan Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $756,200 in San Dimas).

Population, income & housing

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
Population	34,584	34,099
Median age	43.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$193,904	$105,833
Median home value	$2,000,001	$756,200
Median gross rent	$3,492	$2,232
Housing units	14,945	12,421
Homeownership rate	66.1%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.0%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
Population	35,500 → 34,584 (-2.6%)	34,048 → 34,099 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$153,023 → $193,904 (+26.7%)	$86,410 → $105,833 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$576,800 → $756,200 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,628 → $3,492 (+32.9%)	$1,808 → $2,232 (+23.5%)

Manhattan Beach

Population

35,50034,584

Median household income

$153,023$193,904

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,628$3,492

San Dimas

Population

34,04834,099

Median household income

$86,410$105,833

Median home value

$576,800$756,200

Median gross rent

$1,808$2,232

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
Under 5	4.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	14.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.6%
75 and over	7.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	37.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	13.8%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	37.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
No high school diploma	1.2%	7.2%
High school graduate	4.6%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	41.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	37.3%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
Drove alone	55.0%	71.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	4.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	34.1%	15.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
1-unit, detached	68.3%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	7.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Manhattan Beach	San Dimas
Poverty rate	3.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1970	1976